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The late Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va, one of the most vocal opponents of that line-item veto legislation, delivered 14 speeches, beginning on May 5, 1993, warning of its dangers. His speeches were published in a book titled, "The Senate of the Roman Republic."
Byrd stressed the importance of protecting the Senate's power from attempts by the White House to expand executive power.
"In times of crisis, when the foundations of a society begin to shake and old certainties topple, there seems to be something in a man that loves a Caesar," Byrd said in his last speech in the series, delivered on Sept. 20, 1993. "Something inherent, innate, and seemingly genetic yearns for the superman ... to whom one can turn for national salvation and security."
Byrd said: "Give to any president of the United States the power over the purse, and we will have proved ourselves faithless to our oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, just as the Roman Senate proved itself faithless to the constitution of the Roman republic when it surrendered the power of the purse to the Roman 'Caesars' and the Roman emperors 2,000 years ago."
The late Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va, one of the most vocal opponents of that line-item veto legislation, delivered 14 speeches, beginning on May 5, 1993, warning of its dangers. His speeches were published in a book titled, "The Senate of the Roman Republic."
Byrd stressed the importance of protecting the Senate's power from attempts by the White House to expand executive power.
"In times of crisis, when the foundations of a society begin to shake and old certainties topple, there seems to be something in a man that loves a Caesar," Byrd said in his last speech in the series, delivered on Sept. 20, 1993. "Something inherent, innate, and seemingly genetic yearns for the superman ... to whom one can turn for national salvation and security."
Byrd said: "Give to any president of the United States the power over the purse, and we will have proved ourselves faithless to our oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, just as the Roman Senate proved itself faithless to the constitution of the Roman republic when it surrendered the power of the purse to the Roman 'Caesars' and the Roman emperors 2,000 years ago."
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